Author: Admin

Hyderabad: Two persons were arrested for selling Chinese manjha in Hyderabad on September 30. Material worth Rs 7,20,000 was seized from them. The accused was identified as Sumit Singh, 25 and Rajesh Singh, 52 both idol makers and residents of Mangalhat. Based on a tip-off, the Mangalhat police in coordination with Commissioner’s Task Force, East Zone apprehended the accused and seized 480 reels of Chinese Manjha. In 2024, Sumith was arrested in connection with two cases by the Mangalhat police. According to the police, Sumit and Rajesh are involved in Ganesh idol making and Rakhi making. Also ReadTelangana Congress leader…

Reliance Industries’ Mukesh Ambani has topped the list of richest Indians, according to the Hurun India Rich List 2025 published on Wednesday, October 1. Although 68-year-old Ambani’s fortune declined by 6 per cent to Rs 9.55 lakh crore, it is far ahead of Adani’s Rs 8.14 lakh crore. Gautam Adani, who had witnessed a 95 per cent jump in his fortune to Rs 11.6 lakh crore as his group’s shares recouped the losses caused by short-seller Hindenburg, had displaced Ambani last year to become the richest Indian. Other richest Indians on Hurun India Rich List 2025 Roshni Nadar Malhotra of…

Dubai: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin went unsold at the ILT20 auction. Ashwin, the only player with a six-figure base price of USD 120,000, did not feature in the accelerated auction either but could still make the cut as a wildcard signing. Ashwin had registered for the UAE-based league after announcing his retirement from the Indian Premier League, a move that made him eligible to play in overseas franchise competitions. Also ReadAshwin slams Iyer’s ‘unfair’ omission from Asia Cup squad He had made himself available for the entire season Ashwin signs BBL contract The 39-year-old had last week signed with…

Hyderabad: A man was arrested for manufacturing fake Karachi Mehndi at Bandlaguda on Tuesday, October 1. Counterfeit henna worth Rs 5 lakh was seized from him. The accused was identified as 54-year-old Mohammed Abdul Waseem. The commissioner’s Task force south-east zone in coordination with the Bandlaguda police raided a house where a manufacturing unit named Masarath Mehendi was being operated. Following the raid, the police seized 10,800 cones of duplicate Karachi Mehendi, 24 boxes of empty mehendi cones, 12,000 empty cones, 26 tape machines, a carton of tapes, two mehendi filling machines, weighing machine and a Redmi mobile phone. Also…

Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader and former minister R Damodar Reddy died at a hospital here due to a kidney-related illness. He was 73. Damodar Reddy breathed his last at a super-speciality hospital here late on Wednesday, Congress party sources said. Reddy, who was elected to the assembly for five terms, had served as IT Minister when Y S Rajasekhara Reddy was Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh during 2004-2009. He had represented the Suryapet and Tungaturti assembly constituencies in the assembly. Damodar Reddy’s mortal remains would be taken to Suryapet on October 3 to enable people to pay their last…

Islamabad: Confusion surrounds the state of internet connectivity in Afghanistan, after some networks were apparently restored on Wednesday following an outage that began Monday. The Associated Press earlier reported what it claimed to be a Taliban statement denying reports that the blackout was a deliberate move and saying old fibre optic cables are worn out and being replaced. However, it later emerged that the statement was false. Taliban’s official WhatsApp group The Taliban sometimes communicate with Pakistani journalists through an official WhatsApp group. The false statement was forwarded as an individual message to some of the group’s members but was…

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has upheld the permission granted under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for prosecution in connection with alleged unlawful activities in Nizamabad. Police had arrested several individuals on information about their involvement in anti-national activities and registered cases, which were later transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) by the Centre. Charge sheets against 36 After its probe, the NIA filed two charge sheets against 36 accused. Prime accused Abdul Khader, along with A5 Sheikh Shadulla and A24 Mohammed Imran, challenged the Centre’s sanction for prosecution under UAPA, arguing that the approval was granted without…

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has ruled that there is nothing wrong in the Endowments Department intervening when a mathadhipathi (head of a religious math) fails in managing its affairs and safeguarding temple lands. Justice Nagesh Bheemapaka delivered the judgment while dismissing a petition filed by Arun Das Udasin, the Mahant of the Sri Udasin Math in Hussaini Alam, Hyderabad. Court upholds Endowments dept order The court upheld the October 14, 2009, order issued by the Commissioner of the Endowments Department appointing an Executive Officer (EO) to oversee the math. The order was passed after serious lapses were noticed in…

Washington: The White House has stated that federal job layoffs are “imminent” as a consequence of the government shutdown that began on October 1. In a press conference on Wednesday (local time), the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed Democrats for the impending firings of federal workers, saying the opposition party has “put us into this position.” “Unfortunately, because the Democrats shut down the government, the President has directed his cabinet, and the Office of Management and Budget is working with agencies across the board to identify where cuts can be made. And we believe that layoffs are imminent,”…

Singapore: Musician Zubeen Garg died last month after swimming in waters off Singapore island, and not while scuba diving as per earlier media reports. The Singapore Police Force (SPF) said they have extended a copy of the autopsy report, along with its preliminary findings on Garg’s death, to the High Commission of India, upon its request, The Straits Times newspaper reported. SPF rules out foul play The SPF had earlier ruled out foul play in the death of 52-year-old Garg. “In the case of Zubeen Garg, a coroner’s inquiry could possibly shed light on the sequence of events leading up…